Fen Labalme
| My Oracle badge (digital) photo from 1989. The button I'm wearing reads "Choice." |
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I'm a network consultant and privacy advocate, with a firm belief that private communications and secure transactions online (and, indeed, everywhere) can streamline business processes while simultaneously enabling a more empowered populace. To be clear, a desire for privacy does not imply that one has something to hide. Rather, once one owns and controls the data that makes up one's online profile, the choice to share or selectively market personal information (without necessarily giving away one's true identity) for social as well as financial gain becomes just that: a choice.
In 2005 I joined CivicActions and since 2007 have been a partner of the LLC. CivicActions is values driven, providing Free and Open Source (Drupal-based) software and web-services consulting for non-profits, NGOs and socially responsible businesses that are working to make the world a better place. We're a virtual company (no office and no commute!) with over 30 full-time people across (at last count) 7 time zones.
My research interest involves integrating the transparent privacy protocols of OpenPrivacy with the member-driven governance of the Identity Commons. The resulting open source and open standards-based identity broker is now operational at 2idi.com. You can contact me using this new technology via my secure i-name at =Fen.Labalme.
I've been on the 'net since 1975. What transpired between then and now is in my bio, or if you want more formality, my resume. I recently started a blog (though I don't seem to be getting into it as much as I thought) and for a different perspective, browse some of my favorite quotes. Here are links to some of the other organizations I've been involved with over the years.
